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Forsyth Reads Together

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The 2026 Forsyth Reads Together Pick

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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Please welcome New York Times-bestselling author Liz Moore for a special Forsyth Reads Together event! The award-winning author will discuss her book, The God of the Woods.


She will speak and sign books at the Forsyth Conference Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Check out the event page for more information!


Registration for tickets will open on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

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2026 Forsyth Reads Together event with Liz Moore

What is Forsyth Reads Together?

An annual celebration of reading in Forsyth County!

The event started in 2008 to encourage literacy and foster community togetherness. It has become our annual community read event held in March or April. For this event, the Library picks one novel that we recommend to our entire community as a great read.

Forsyth Reads Together engages readers across the community in discussions, educational events, and author talks focused on a single book selection. Sharing a book with our neighbors makes it part of the public discourse and we can begin to understand one another better, as well as reflect on the ways that modern literature both represents and influences our society.

In addition to our author event, we host a series of programs that tie in with the theme of our book selection. 

Patrons with stuffed Octupus toy attending the event
Author Shelby Van Pelt presenting in front of crowd
Crowd attending the Forsyth Reads Together 2025
Author Shelby Van Pelt with Book Club members

Which books have been selected in the past?

Previous Forsyth Reads Together Picks

Reserve 'Apostle's Cove' by William Kent Krueger in the library catalog (Opens in a new tab)
Reserve 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' by Shelby Van Pelt in the library catalog (Opens in a new tab)
Reserve 'Before We Were Yours' by Lisa Wingate in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'One Amazing Thing' by Chitra Divakaruni in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'Gods and Generals' by Jeff Shaara in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'Lilac Girls' by Martha Hall Kelly in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'Wicked' by Gregory Maguire in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'Mystic River' by Dennis Lehane in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See in the library catalog in a new tab
Reserve 'All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg in the library catalog in a new tab

Who brings this event together?

Forsyth County Public Library selects the Forsyth Reads Together book and coordinates the event, but none of this would be possible without our generous sponsors, the Forsyth County Arts Alliance and FCPL Friends & Advocates.

Read it Again Books provides books for sale at the event each year.

The event is hosted at the Forsyth Conference Center.

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